North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the Demilitarized Zone

October 19, 2025 / 4:11 PM EDT / CBS/AP A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said. The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of...

N Korean soldier held by Seoul after crossing border

SEOUL: A North Korean soldier was taken into custody by the South after he voluntarily crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas on Sunday, Seoul's military said. The soldier was seeking "to defect to the South", a...

North Korea's Unannounced Dam Release Sparks Renewed Tensions on Korean Peninsula

Seoul, South Korea – In a move that has reignited longstanding frictions over shared waterways, North Korea appears to have discharged significant volumes of water from the Hwanggang Dam without prior notification to South Korea, prompting swift...

North Korea appears to have released water from border dam without prior notice: Seoul

SEOUL – North Korea appears to have released water from a dam north of the inter-Korean border again without giving prior notice to the South, officials said on Oct 19. Based on satellite imagery, the North appeared to have discharged water from...

North Korean soldier crosses border, monitored and assisted by South Korean forces

South Korean authorities have taken a North Korean soldier into custody after he crossed the inter-Korean border, Azernews reports, citing Yonhap News Agency. The soldier crossed the border in a central area, where South Korean forces monitored...

Chinese exports to North Korea surge in September

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese exports to North Korea soared in September from a year earlier, posting a two-digit increase after recording 2025’s first on-year decline in August, customs data showed on Monday. Shipments to North Korea reached $228.1...

S. Korea, US Keep Close Coordination on N. Korea after Possible Trump-Kim Talks

Photo : YONHAP News South Korea and the United States will continue close communication and coordination on North Korea-related policies, including the possibility of U.S.-North Korea talks, the presidential office said Sunday. The statement came...

AP News: North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said. The military took the custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land...

North Korean soldier defects across heavily guarded border to South Korea

A North Korean soldier has crossed the heavily guarded border into South Korea and asked to resettle, South Korea’s military said on Sunday.The soldier crossed through the central part of the border, known as the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), and was...

North Korean soldier defects South across heavily fortified border

A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border, South Korea’s military has said. The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border on Sunday, South Korea’s...

North Korean soldier crosses DMZ, defects to South: Seoul

A North Korean soldier was taken into custody by the South after he voluntarily crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas on Sunday, Seoul’s military said. The soldier was seeking “to defect to the South,” a defence...

JCS: N. Korean Soldier Defects to S. Korea Across Fortified Land Border

Photo : YONHAP News A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Sunday by crossing the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas. In a statement Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military took the...

JCS: N. Korean Soldier Defects to S. Korea Across Fortified Land Border

Photo : YONHAP News A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Sunday by crossing the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas. In a statement Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military took the...

North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the heavily fortified border

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the heavily fortified border on Sunday (October 19, 2025), South Korea's military said. The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border, South...

N. Korea appears to have released water from border dam without prior notice

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have released water from a dam north of the inter-Korean border again without giving prior notice to the South, officials said Sunday. Based on satellite imagery, the North appeared to have...

North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across heavily fortified border

SEOUL, South Korea -- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said. The military took the custody of the soldier who crossed the central...

North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border on… SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border on...

North Korean soldier held by Seoul after crossing land border

SEOUL: A North Korean soldier who crossed to the heavily fortified land border into the South on Sunday (Oct 19) has been taken into custody, Seoul's military said. "Our military secured the custody of one North Korean soldier who crossed the...

North Korean soldier defects to South Korea via DMZ, now in military custody

SEOUL, Oct 19 — A North Korean soldier defected to the South today by crossing the heavily mined border separating the two Koreas, Seoul’s military said. “Our military secured the custody of one North Korean soldier who crossed the military...

North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border